
This lecture introduces the elements that this course will cover. It also introduces the ability of the student to freely download the book, "Breathing to Heal" written by Case Adams. This book can be read separately or while watching the course.
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This video will discuss the anatomy of the sinuses, the oral cavity, the throat, the lungs, the alveoli and how the lungs exchange oxygen into the blood stream and expel carbon dioxide.
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This video covers clean air content of clean air, and what our indoor and outdoor air typically contains in the form of air pollution. This also discusses methods to detoxify our living space and how to breathe cleaner air on a daily basis.
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This video will discuss conditions like COPD, asthma, allergies, sinusitis and others, and will show how asthma is often confused with allergies during diagnosis. This also discusses what people can become allergic to.
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This video will describe several breathing techniques. These include diaphragmic breathing, deep core breathing, pranayama breathing and posture breathing. Posture breathing will discuss the best postures for breathing and will discuss how to breathe while standing, sitting, eating, waiting, sleeping and other daily activities. It also discusses alternative nose breathing and more.
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The 4-7-8 Breathing technique is described in this lecture. This is a technique designed by Dr. Andrew Weil, based upon pranayama breathing, which we describe elsewhere in this course.
This video covers the topic of how deep breathing will boost our moods, and increase our mindfulness and ability to navigate a stressful world. The video is calming and nurturing so you can breathe through it using the techniques presented in the preceding videos.
This video discusses several methods we can engage to boost our breathing capacity. Increasing lung capacity can help us if we are athletes, meditators, or just wanting to have better health, stamina and concentration.
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Every day we breathe over and over, and sometimes we have to catch our breath. But are we breathing right? Are we breathing with the maximum efficiency? Are we breathing in a way that helps us relax and boosts our concentration? Are we increasing our breathing capacity? This course will teach you how to breathe right, how to breath with the maximum efficiency, how to better relax and concentrate with breathing, and how to increase your breathing capacity. This course will also teach you several breathing techniques and how to breathe right while walking, sitting, standing, waiting, running and meditating. It will teach you pranayama and how to use a neti pot.
This course is based upon my book on breathing, titled, "Breathing to Heal." A free copy of this book is included with the purchase of this course! And the author of this book has personally narrated all of this course! (No robots)
After the introduction video, the first lesson will be about the physiology of the lungs and airways, and how our bodies consume oxygen and expel carbon dioxide and waste matter. This will show how the lungs work, how the sinuses work too.
The third video is about the stuff we breathe. This defines what good healthy air is, and the various forms of pollution that we breathe in outside, inside and at our workplaces. This also gives numerous tips on how to keep our air cleaner.
The fourth video is about some of the health conditions that can interfere with breathing, including asthma, allergies and sinusitis.
Then we explore several breathing techniques and what each are good for. This lesson also includes how to breathe while sitting, while standing, while eating, talking and walking. It also discusses breathing while we sleep and sleeping and sitting postures that help maintain healthy breathing. This section also covers pranayama and Dr. Andrew Weil's 4-7-8 breathing method.
The sixth video shows you how to increase your lung capacity. Increasing breathing capacity is important to athletes and anyone who wants to be healthier. This video also discusses the Buteyko Method and how this method has been disproven by scientific research. The video further discusses the most optimum breathing techniques, including alternating breath and neti pot cleansing practices.